VIG News and Press, Vanguard Div Appreciation From 05/28/22

Being financially independent is a prerequisite for retirees, but can be a great stress reducer for younger folks who are several years away from retirement. We will go over our strategy as to how a diversified income portfolio with an in-built hedging mechanism with low volatility co...

As market uncertainty has continued to rattle the financial community, investors have gravitated to investment vehicles like the Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF (BATS:GCOW). GCOW is now up double digits in 2022 while market tracking S&P 500 funds sink more than 15%. GCOW is a str...

Janus Henderson’s analysis shows Q1 jump in global dividends of 11% to $302.5B; a record for usually quieter Q1, underlying growth was even stronger at 16.1%. Q1 dividend payments in the US rose 10.4% on an underlying basis to a new record of $141.6B. Broadly Q1 2021 saw significa...

In an era when inflation is making it harder to make ends meet, many people are looking to tap dividends from their investments as a way to help cover their costs. That adds a different type of risk, as dividends are never guaranteed payments. Still, everyone has to balance the risks with p...

Investing conservatively is how the aging investor population needs to approach the stock market. The reality is once you have mastered something or have a strategy to follow, the process can feel relatively slow, dull, and boring. With bonds currently in a bear market, we need to...

SCHD tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. This article focuses on some of the standout qualities of this excellent ETF. We wouldn’t be against it, but we believe investors ought to wait for a better entry point before going long. For further details see: ...

Concerns around growth, threats of a potential recession, increased inflation, rising interest rates, China lockdowns and conflicts with Russia and Ukraine all have investors cautious about the future. This widespread uncertainty has encouraged interest in dividend ETFs as a potential safety ...

VIG is the largest dividend ETF by assets under management. Its 0.06% expense ratio makes it a no-brainer for passive investors looking for an S&P 500 Index alternative. While long-term performance is excellent, recent performance is underwhelming. In fact, VIG hasn't offered near...

Beyond the broad S&P benchmark, 45% of NASDAQ 100 stocks are already off more than 50%, which only happened as part of the larger-than-historically-average bear markets of 2000-02 and 2008-09. The last eight times the S&P 500 was down in a calendar year, bonds finished the yea...

A challenging macro mix is set to make investing a lot more challenging in the years ahead: The share of the world’s population that’s of working age seems to have peaked. Equity beta tells the tale, and helps show how equity-like an asset is. With higher beta comes ...